What is the legal test for entitlement to spousal support under s. 15.2(6) of the Spousal Support Guidelines?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from K.M. v. S.W., 2014 BCSC 2240 (CanLII):
Three conceptual models for entitlement to spousal support exist, taking into account the factors articulated in s. 15.2(6), namely, entitlement based on compensatory, non-compensatory, or contractual grounds: Bracklow v. Bracklow, 1999 CanLII 715 (SCC), [1999] 1 S.C.R. 420 at para. 15.
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